The IceHogs players and fans received 3 hard blows to digest this past Friday December 2, 2011. Blow #1 was a press release announcing that veteran IceHogs player Rob Klinkhammer had been traded that day to the Ottawa Senators. Many of the IceHogs players first learned of the trade after arriving to the...
The IceHogs’ had their 2 game home winning streak cut short last night, as the Oklahoma City Barons took the win 3-1. Brian Connelly scored the lone goal for the IceHogs, with the assist going to Brett McLean. Philippe Cornet tallied twice in the 3rd frame the Barons, with Ryan O’Marra scoring a...
Wednesday night was Brandon Pirri’s night to shine. They say all things come in 3′s and Pirri’s night was no exception. The night ended with Pirri, a 20 yr old Toronto native, earning himself a Hat Trick during the game between the IceHogs and the San Antonio Rampage. His 2nd thrill of the...
The Rockford IceHogs again had a back-to-back games with the same opposing team, this time with their rivals the Peoria Rivermen. Friday night, The IceHogs visited the Rivermen in Peoria. They left with a 6-4 win in their pockets . However that joy was short lived, as the Rivermen left the BMO Harris Bank...
The Rockford IceHogs dropped their third game in a row on Tuesday. The Texas Stars tipped their hats in Thanks as they left the arena, soundly beating the IceHogs 6-2. The Stars capitalized on power plays, scoring 4 goals while the IceHogs were a man down.The sellout crowd of 6073 was treated to...
The Rockford IceHogs met up with the Chicago Wolves for back to back games this past Friday and Saturday nights, dropping both games to Chicago, 2-0 and 4-1 respectively. Chicago’s Matt Climie was stellar in net, stopping 47 out of 48 shots Saturday while IceHogs’ Alexander Salak had a fairly quiet evening, with only 16 pucks fired his way. ...
It was a beautiful October evening to be outdoors in Decatur this past Saturday. A perfect way for the Havener Rodeo Company to end their successful debut season with a evening of Bull riding. With a grand total of 22 bull riders initially entering the event, it looked like rodeo fans at the Big...
Mark Weber shows off his skill as an experienced Bullfighter. This past Saturday in Belvidere, the Tebala Shrine’s Horse Patrol sponsored their 18Th annual Rodeo in conjunction with the Big Hat Rodeo Company. While there was only a modest crowd in the grandstands for the afternoon performance, the thrills inside the arena were huge....
Rodeo fun!
Rodeo Clown, Kenny Schappacher, entertained the rodeo fans throughout the evening. Big Hat Rodeo was the featured Grandstand attraction this past Friday night at the Winnebago County Fair, held in Pecatonica, IL. Cowboys and Cowgirls competed against each other for prize money and bragging rights in traditional rodeo catagories of Bareback Bronc, Saddle...
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